TRANSPORT SURVEY FOR ROAD B2

NAME : P.M.R. TISSERA

INDEX NO : 110582T
DATE O SUB : 17.09.2014
Road map obtained from Google Maps

The survey was done on three consecutive days for one hour long intervals from the marked
survey point on the map. The raw data obtained are shown below.
29th Sept (4.00 pm to
5.00 pm)
30th Sept (7.00 am to
8.00 am)
31st Sept (6.30 pm to
7.30 pm)
towards
Biyagama
towards
Colombo
towards
Biyagama
towards
Colombo
towards
Biyagama
towards
Colombo
cars 29 37 31 39 36 37
busses 22 25 19 27 18 16
motor bikes 53 67 59 85 74 68
bicycles 7 11 10 8 4 5
three
wheelers
29 41 32 46 54 49
vans 21 28 23 49 33 35
lorries 17 21 27 34 29 30
heavy trucks 4 7 1 2 8 11
Survey point
Presentation of survey data



cars
16%
busses
12%
motor bikes
29%
bicycles
4%
three wheelers
16%
vans
12%
lorrys
9%
heay trucks
2%
29TH SEPT (4.00 PM TO 5.00 PM) TOWARDS
BIYAGAMA
cars
16%
busses
10%
motor bikes
28%
bicycles
5%
three wheelers
17%
vans
12%
lorrys
9%
heay trucks
3%
29TH SEPT (4.00 PM TO 5.00 PM) TOWARDS COLOMBO
cars busses motor bikes bicycles three wheelers vans lorrys heay trucks




cars
15%
busses
10%
motor bikes
29%
bicycles
5%
three wheelers
16%
vans
11%
lorrys
13%
heay trucks
1%
30TH SEPT (7.00 AM TO 8.00 AM) TOWARDS BIYAGAMA
cars busses motor bikes bicycles three wheelers vans lorrys heay trucks
cars
14%
busses
9%
motor bikes
29%
bicycles
3%
three wheelers
16%
vans
17%
lorrys
12%
heay trucks
0%
30TH SEPT (7.00 AM TO 8.00 AM) TOWARDS COLOMBO
cars busses motor bikes bicycles three wheelers vans lorrys heay trucks




cars
14%
busses
7%
motor bikes
29%
bicycles
2%
three wheelers
21%
vans
13%
lorrys
11%
heay trucks
3%
31ST SEPT (6.30 PM TO 7.30 PM) TOWARDS BIYAGAMA
cars busses motor bikes bicycles three wheelers vans lorrys heay trucks
cars
15%
busses
6%
motor bikes
27%
bicycles
2%
three wheelers
20%
vans
14%
lorrys
12%
heay trucks
4%
31ST SEPT (6.30 PM TO 7.30 PM) TOWARDS COLOMBO
cars busses motor bikes bicycles three wheelers vans lorrys heay trucks
Conclusion
As we can see, the major part of the traffic on this road is composed of motor bikes and
three-wheelers. As a percentage this is roughly 45% from the total traffic.
If we think the light vehicles will not affect much it may not be accurate since we should
be thinking of the integrated effect that would create when the road is occupied with
more vehicles.
And the reason for the heavy trucks may be the ongoing small construction works nearby.
(As most of the heavy trucks were truck mixers.)
Looking at busses, the number of busses travelling alone seems to be in accordance with
the demand. (According to the time.)
The collected data depicts that the area is a trip generating zone (Kelaniya area) since the
traffic accommodates more for the daily travelling of the people. (schooling etc.)